How To Turn Blog Posts Into Facebook Status Updates

Now that I've got a fan page set up for each of my blogs, I did some more research on how I could use Facebook. I came across a pretty cool technique to import posts from my blog into Facebook as status updates.
Here's how you turn your blog posts into Facebook status updates:

1. Underneath your page's profile picture, click Edit Page.
2. Select Applications from the left hand column.
3. Click Go to Application under Notes.
4. Select Edit import settings from the left hand column.
5. Enter the url of your site's RSS feed. Ex: For this blog the RSS feed url is: http://ice-princess-extra-cash.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss. Select the check box and click Start Importing.
6. Click confirm and you're all set.

It's as simple as that!


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Drive Traffic Using Facebook

I am simply amazed at how Facebook has caught on. I joined early on, but never did anything with it. Facebook was very restricting. You could only friend people who were in your school network; and you couldn't see other members if they weren't in your school network. About 3 years ago, I received a friend request from a cousin in Georgia. I was like what? lol. No more restrictions. Now you could friend whoever you wanted. Cool. After that I recieved a friend request from a longtime penpal, then former classmates and more relatives. Once I started going on daily, I started using it to keep up with the news by liking different pages.
Today it seems like everyone is on there and websites, stores are also setting up fan pages. I've mentioned before about my magazine back issues website. I just set up a Facebook fan page for it to help gain more traffic. I set up a link to the Facebook page on the front page of my magazine back issues website. No likes yet, but I've had a few visitors.
I'm also going to create pages for all of my blogs. You can automatically display new blog posts on the Facebook page which is nice.
Facebook fan pages are very easy to set up.
First you need to create a Facebook account, if you don't already have one. I already had one, but mine is for people I actually know in real life.
After your account is created, you should have a link on your profile page to create a page. If you don't see one, click here to create a Facebook page. Follow the steps: On the right, I selected Brand, product, or organization and chose Website in the dropdown box. Next, enter a name for your Facebook page. I used the name of my website/blog. Setup your page with info, a photo/logo and status updates; and your page will be ready for visitors.
Don't forget to set up a like box on your webpage, so people can find your Facebook fan page.
You can also set up an ad within Facebook, so that even more people will find you. I haven't done that yet, but at some point I may.
Facebook is great. The whole world in one location. Lots of opportunities to make money!

Here is the link to the Facebook page I just created for this blog: Ice Princess's Extra Cash Facebook fan page.


More Driving Traffic Using Facebook

Get Paid To Tweet Using Twitter

I've been doing some research on get paid to blog websites. Basically, I'm just looking for new get paid to blog sites to sign up with.
During the process, I stumbled across get paid to tweet websites. How cool! I'm on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ice_princess_81. I use it mainly to drive traffic to my blogs when I post new updates. Get paid to tweet seems like another great way to use Twitter.
I've signed up with two sites so far. The first is run by Izea and is called SponsoredTweets. It's super easy. Sign up and you get a list of opportunities. Fill in your tweet, which will already contain the ad link, and then click a button. Once approved the tweet will go out. You are paid an x amount each time the link in the tweet is clicked. I hate getting paid based on having someone click a link, but so far I have gotten 3 clicks on one tweet. Pretty cool!
Magpie is another get paid to tweet site. It works pretty much the same as SponsoredTweets. I haven't had any tweet opportunities here yet. I did just join today though.
Get paid to tweet looks like a good, easy way to earn a little extra money online.

UPDATE: Another paid to tweet site: MyLikes.


How to Make Money on the Internet

Using Twitter to Drive Traffic

Traffic. My big problem with making money blogging is getting traffic. At one time, this blog had a pretty decent following. Unfortunately, I didn't make blogging a priority, got bored and traffic levels dived. Now that I'm back into blogging I have to work on driving traffic levels up again. A slow, time consuming process.
Since I last attempted to make money blogging, Twitter has become very popular. I'm on it here. I drive traffic using Twitter by first, posting a new blog entry. Then, I use HootSuite to shorten the url to the new blog entry and post a new Twitter update with a blurb about the blog entry topic along with the shortened blog entry url. That's it. Pretty simple.
I use HootSuite because the status updater has a built in url shortener, and you can also add a comment when you retweet someone else's status.
Apparently, there are automated tools out there which will write your blog entry for you and then update your Twitter status. I haven't tried it and probably won't. I prefer to keep my blog posts real and write the entries myself.
You can also network yourself by following lists of users created by other users. You follow everyone on a given list, wait a few days and unfollow anyone who has not followed you back. Then find another list to follow and repeat the process. Be careful though. You don't want to be following a lot of people and not have many following you. That makes you look like you're not really worth following. I haven't tried that technique yet, but am going to give it a shot, so I'll keep you posted on how that Twitter traffic driving technique works out.


Make Money Blogging

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Make Money Online Paid Blogging

Back when I first started looking into ways to make money online, I came across paid blogging. I signed up for a few different sites like Smorty, Blogitive, PayPerPost, ReviewMe and Blogsvertise. When I was on bed rest with my youngest son, I had 2 - 3 tasks per week with Smorty. Made a little bit of pocket change and kept me occupied. It worked out pretty good until the tasks dried up. Same with Blogsvertise. That was 3 years ago and I haven't really done much paid blogging since then. Maybe because I took a blogging break. I don't know, but a few weeks ago I was assigned a task from Blogsvertise, so I jumped on it. Since then I've gotten almost a dozen tasks. A couple I've turned down because they didn't seem relevant to the assigned blog. The tasks I did accept paid $10 - $20 each. It takes me about a half hour to complete a task, so pretty easy way to earn a little extra diaper money. For the tasks I've been assigned, the advertiser provides information on what they expect from your blog post. You then go check out the advertisers website and get a few ideas about what to write. You can either write a review about the advertisers site or write a post related to whatever the advertisers site is about.
I've had my blogs up and running for about 3 years. I've only posted a few times in the past year, but haven't entirely neglected them, so that has probably helped me receive new tasks, especially now that they have been around a while. Back then I was also a little cautious because paid blogging was fairly new and it was hard to tell how long these paid blogging sites would still be around. Three years later though and they are still up and running.
If you are looking to make money online, paid blogging is a great way to get started.

Make Money Blogging, iPage, Google AdSense blocks 110mb.com websites

My day job is on the fritz, again, so I'm getting back into blogging. Not that I ever really left, just was slacking off big time. I'm gonna put a little more time and effort into it and see what happens.
First step is I started a new blog: Ice Princess's Healthy Living Naturally. This one is all about living healthy the natural way. About a year ago, I discovered I was falling apart and had to make some major lifestyle changes meaning I have to make sure I eat healthy and exercise. I really don't want to be dependent on medication when I'm older. I would much rather eat healthy foods and exercise.
I also moved my magazine back issues website to its own domain at http://magazine-back-issues.biz. Just about every article I've ever read about how to make money online says you need to get your own domain. Well, my site was doing just fine with free hosting from 110mb.com. A few months back, I noticed my google adsense ads weren't showing up. I didn't look into it until a few weeks ago. Apparently, google has blocked all adsense from appearing on all websites with 110mb.com as part of the domain name. Google adsense is a big part of how I plan to make money online, so I immediately bought a domain name and found a new web hosting company. I signed up with iPage. So far so good. BTW, they are a green company who uses wind power. A plus now that I'm into all things green and natural. If you sign up using my link above, please enter http://magazine-back-issues.biz as the referring domain.
Hopefully I'm a little wiser now that I have a few years of blogging under my belt and make a little bit of money blogging. Stay tuned lol.
BTW, I am on Twitter now. You can follow me at: http://www.twitter.com/ice_princess_81.

Car insurance comparison

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Every car insurance quote varies by case. Your quote will not be the same as a quote given to your friend. Car insurance companies categorize people differently, so it all depends on which category you fall into.
It's also important to get your car insurance from a reputable company. The internet is a great tool for researching companies, since you can usually find real customer reviews, company history, past performance, etc.
Car insurance comparison done using the internet also saves you time, since you don't have to make an appointment and actually go to the insurance company. You can sit back in your pajamas, drink a cup of tea or coffee, surf the web and get your quotes all in the comfort of your home.
If you have kids, or live in a snowy area, the internet is your best friend for car insurance comparison.